Let's Visit: Let's Visit Nunavut Grades 2-4 (Series #13) (Paperback)

Teach students about Nunavut, the land of the tundra, ice, polar bears, and midnight sun.Guide your students in their development of a deep appreciation for the geography, habitats and the people who live and work here.

Teach students about Nunavut, the land of the tundra, ice, polar bears, and midnight sun.

Students will:

• be provided with the opportunity to study the territory of Nunavut.
• be familiarized with the location of Nunavut in Canada, North America, and the World.
• have the opportunity to use mapping skills to locate towns, communities, and bodies of water by using different types of maps.
• be made aware of the importance of Nunavut and its relationship to the rest of Canada.
• be acquainted with famous people and landmarks of Nunavut.

Guide your students in their development of a deep appreciation for the geography, habitats and the people who live and work here. At the same time, provide practice in a wide variety of skills.

Skills Covered Include:

Reading Information Cards

1. What is Nunavut?

2. The Weather in Nunavut

3. Nunavut's Plants

4. Nunavut's Animals

5. Transportation in Nunavut

6. Work in Nunavut

7. Nunavut's Communities

8. The People of Nunavut

9. Nunavut's Celebrations

10. Nunavut's Schools

Phonics Activity Cards

1. Short Vowel "i" Sound

2. Vowel Review

3. Digraph Review

4. Blend Review

5. Double Vowel "oo"

Brainstorming Activity Cards

1. Healthy Living

2. Making Money in Nunavut

3. What to Wear in Nunavut

4. A Caribou Hunt

5. Living as a Nomad

6. The Useful Caribou

7. Inuit Qualities

Map Reading Activity Cards

1. Locating Communities in Nunavut

2. Locating Islands in Nunavut

3. Locating Rivers in Nunavut

4. Locating Nunavut's Lakes

5. Locating Nunavut's Bodies of Water

6. Locating Nunavut's Borders

Creative Writing Activity Cards

1. Writing a Letter

2. Keeping a Diary

3. Writing an Adventure Story

4. Completing a Story Starter

5. Writing an Acrostic Poem

Reading Activity Cards

1. Recalling Information

2. Antonyms/Recalling Details

3. Main Idea

4. Recalling Information/Illustrating Information

5. Making Comparisons

6. Recalling Details

7. Listing Information

8. Using Context Clues

9. Listing Information/Stating Opinions

Word Study Activity Cards

1. Word/Meaning Match

2. Word/Picture Match

3. Compound Words

4. Alphabetical Order

5. Syllabication

6. Antonyms

Art Activity Cards

1. Choosing an Animal for a Symbol

2. Choosing a Flower for a Symbol

3. Choosing a Bird for a Symbol

4. Designing a Territorial Flag

5. Designing a Territorial Crest

Research Activity Cards

1. Researching Nunavut's Celebrations

2. Shopping in Nunavut

3. Researching a Famous Person

4. Researching Ivory and Soapstone

5. Researching an Animal